Senior Buyer

Manage procurement activities for direct materials, components, fabricated parts, and production-related services.

Issue and manage purchase orders, including pricing, quantities, lead times, delivery requirements, and contractual terms.

Source and qualify new suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, lead time, and technical capabilities.

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQ requirements, and other commercial agreements with suppliers.

Manage supplier relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for purchasing-related issues.

Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and capacity.

Identify and mitigate supply-chain risks, including long-lead items, sole-source components, capacity constraints, and material shortages.

Review MRP/ERP requirements and translate demand into purchasing actions to support production schedules.

Analyze BOMs and engineering requirements to ensure materials and components are properly sourced and available when needed.

Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to resolve procurement and material issues.

Manage purchase order changes resulting from engineering revisions, BOM changes, quantity changes, and schedule adjustments.

Expedite critical and delayed materials to prevent production interruptions and maintain program schedules.

Track open purchase orders and provide visibility into expected delivery dates, shortages, and supplier risks.

Develop and maintain supplier lead-time, pricing, and capacity information.

Identify cost-reduction opportunities through competitive bidding, supplier negotiations, alternate sourcing, and volume leverage.

Support supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Evaluate supplier quotes and prepare commercial comparisons and recommendations for management.

Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships for critical and high-value components.

Support new product introduction and production ramp-up activities by ensuring procurement readiness.

Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing, and purchasing data within the ERP system.

Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, quality requirements, and applicable contractual requirements.

Develop contingency plans and alternate sourcing strategies for critical materials and suppliers.

Support inventory optimization by balancing production requirements, supplier lead times, MOQ, cash flow, and inventory levels.

Provide management with reporting and analysis on spend, supplier performance, shortages, open orders, and procurement risks.

Strong procurement and sourcing experience across manufacturing environments.

Strategic supplier management with a focus on cost, quality, lead time, capacity, and long-term supplier relationships.

Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills to address pricing, delivery, shortages, and supplier performance issues.

Cross-functional leadership working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to meet production and program requirements.

Ability to build and improve procurement processes that increase efficiency, visibility, accountability, and supply-chain reliability.

• Example: Ability to prioritize responsibilities and comfort with multi-tasking in a fast-paced, ever-changing, ambiguous environment

Start-up experience with the ability to build and improve procurement processes, systems, and SOPs in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Contract manufacturing experience, including managing external manufacturing partners, supplier relationships, BOMs, RFQs, and production schedules.

Manufacturing-focused procurement experience with a strong understanding of fabricated parts, machined components, raw materials, assemblies, and production requirements.

Experience managing rapid growth and changing priorities, including scaling supplier capacity, mitigating supply-chain risks, and supporting aggressive production timelines.

Technical and cross-functional experience working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to translate technical requirements into effective sourcing and purchasing strategies.